Education in Eswatini 126 indicators covering education for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 97.3% 2018 up 1.2% 45th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 101 2024 down 37.7% 116th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 213 2024 up 10.4% 101st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 221 2024 down 7.1% 112th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 311 2024 down 7.4% 114th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 94.9% 2017 down 15.0% 149th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 97.9% 2017 down 16.5% 128th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.3% 2100 down 26.8% 104th Number of adults with no formal education by region 3,900 people 2100 down 30.4% 139th Population by level of education 321,700 people 2100 up 12.1% 164th Repeaters, primary, female 11.0% 2017 down 27.9% 25th Repeaters, primary, male 15.6% 2017 down 23.9% 18th School enrollment, secondary, private 2.0% 2016 — 158th School enrollment, primary 82.5% 2017 up 0.6% 152nd Trained teachers in primary education 68.3% 2022 up 1.1% 115th Over-age students, primary 28.3% 2017 down 10.1% 7th Secondary education, teachers 51.7% 2022 up 6.2% 133rd School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% 2017 up 1.0% 130th School enrollment, primary, male 82.7% 2017 up 0.3% 131st Over-age students, primary, male 31.0% 2017 down 9.8% 6th Over-age students, primary, female 25.3% 2017 down 10.5% 9th Compulsory education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 168th Progression to secondary school 98.1% 2016 up 2.6% 71st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 82.6% 2017 up 0.6% 152nd Trained teachers in primary education, female 71.2% 2022 up 2.7% 107th Trained teachers in primary education, male 61.8% 2022 down 2.6% 112th Primary education, pupils 47.6% 2017 down 0.6% 172nd Tertiary education, academic staff 42.0% 2015 up 16.3% 89th Persistence to grade 5, female 98.2% 2018 up 0.8% 35th Persistence to grade 5, male 96.6% 2018 up 1.6% 43rd School enrollment, secondary 41.7% 2015 up 16.7% 133rd Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Progression to secondary school, male 98.1% 2016 up 0.3% 64th School enrollment, secondary, female 47.1% 2015 up 22.7% 125th School enrollment, secondary, male 36.4% 2015 up 10.1% 137th Progression to secondary school, female 98.0% 2016 up 4.8% 75th Expenditure on tertiary education 13.3% 2014 down 49.9% 124th Literacy rate, youth female 98.8% 2022 up 2.6% 43rd Children out of school, primary 7,275 2022 down 69.9% 120th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 82.5% 2017 up 1.0% 134th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 82.7% 2017 up 0.3% 135th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2022 — 24th Literacy rate, youth male 98.5% 2022 — 38th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 26.6 2017 down 18.0% 58th Literacy rate, youth total 98.7% 2022 — 42nd Expenditure on secondary education 34.1% 2014 up 21.6% 71st Expenditure on primary education 50.8% 2014 up 34.9% 17th Secondary education, pupils 49.5% 2016 down 1.1% 79th Children out of school, primary, female 4,410 2022 down 66.7% 116th Children out of school, primary, male 2,865 2022 down 73.8% 126th Trained teachers in secondary education 61.2% 2022 down 19.3% 91st Adolescents out of school 7.3% 2022 up 41.4% 82nd Trained teachers in secondary education, female 76.9% 2022 up 4.8% 74th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 44.4% 2022 down 43.2% 93rd Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 15.55 2016 down 19.6% 86th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 12.47 2011 — 130th Adolescents out of school, female 8.5% 2022 up 21.4% 68th Adolescents out of school, male 6.0% 2022 up 85.3% 91st Net intake rate in grade 1 38.4% 2016 down 31.3% 113th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 17.55 2013 up 10.2% 72nd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →